Ben the OCer

I just bought an open box Asus P5Q Pro P45 motherboard from Newegg (it's out of stock already) for $81.99 shipped. I was wondering how you guys like yours and if you'd have any OC pointers on the P5Q Pro. I'm very excited about it since I'm coming from a Nvidia 650i Ultra Motherboard!

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Stable Validations:
CPU-Z: E8400 @ 4.2GHz 1.4v, PII 550 Unlocked @ 3.75GHz 1.475v, PII 710 @ 3.6GHz 1.475v, E2140 @ 3.2GHz 1.3v
GPU-Z: HD4850 @ 685/1010, HD3850 @ 810/909

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grossebeaver

Well if you're looking to overlclock this board is a breeze to work with (helped a friend overclock his P5Q Pro before picking up a Deluxe my self). You're not going to see insane clock speeds but it's easy to get the FSB into the low to mid 400's for a decent overclock especially after considering the price.

In general it's not a big departure from other Asus boards based around the P35 chipset and many of the same settings can apply.

For the E6600, I'd probably just jump to a 400 FSB with 1.35-45 vcore, and bump up the vDimm to 2.1-2.2 (I think that's what those Ballistix are rated at). Set the RAM timings to the rated settings, and manually set the rest of the voltages at or near the default values. This will probably boot without much problem and you can tweek it from there.

lostpapers

Be careful with this motherboard. It does not like RAM over 1000MHZ. Some P5Q Pro work like a charm with those RAMs, some don't, it is random

I have G.Skill DDR2-8500 and I'm forced to run it @ DDR2-886 MHz to avoid BSOD. I've read numerous reports of identical issues with Crucial or OCZ RAMs, it is not linked to a brand.

However, I mut admit that I like this board for its agencement and the 6-engine, which allows me to run a silent PC without any hassle.

For the moment, I have not tried to overclock it. I'm waiting for a bios version that will let my RAM run at genuine speed

Ben the OCer

Thanks for your input. I need all the info about the P5Q Pro I can get. I've only really used Nvidia chipsets so I'm new to Intel chipsets. I have Crucial Ballistix and usually run them around 800MHz 4-3-3-8 1T timings 2.1v. I ran it 1:1 with my old E2140 @ 3.2GHz (400x8). You get the best performance when the RAM is in sync with the FSB so I usually run it 1:1 unless it runs the RAM lower than I want. E8400's OC really good so you have a sweet CPU there. Thanks again for your help!

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Stable Validations:
CPU-Z: E8400 @ 4.2GHz 1.4v, PII 550 Unlocked @ 3.75GHz 1.475v, PII 710 @ 3.6GHz 1.475v, E2140 @ 3.2GHz 1.3v
GPU-Z: HD4850 @ 685/1010, HD3850 @ 810/909

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CSM101

guys, i have the P5Q one. i have E6750. can i get it to run @ 3.0Ghz in my one.?
i achived it very easily in asus p5en32-sli (thanks to nvidia 680i chipset of cousrse). im too is noob to intel chipsets.

lilsquirtle

3.0ghz isnt a high number. u shouldnt have problems getting there. CSM101.

Miko2323

My e2140 stuck at 360FSB.
Any more than that and it's unstable.
Tried just about everything.
P5Q PRO seems to clock it nicely though.

But then again... Could just be my CPU's wall :-/

Ryanb213

eh, im sitting tight at 4ghz

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0ptic0n

P5Q is a good board with my old e8400 I was able to reach 4.5ghz on air with current cooler in my sig could have went higher but I decided to back it off so things would be stable with prime

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Raiden911

Its a good mobo. Currently the setup is q9300+Asus P5Q Pro+4gb Corsair (1:1) OC'd to 3.4ghz 24/7

It was tricky @ first, but newer Bios and settings made the OC'd stable. The big plus is the numerous bios settings. I do plan to replace the AC 7 pro cooler. Doesn't cool the Q9300 that well.

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